I am currently [[#|reading]] a book called The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, and it has awakened a lot of my curiosity about the survival of native [[#|american]] culture in NC today. I think my question will be "On reservations in NC, How are native americans being educated about their culture's history? Are these methods supporting the growth of this culture ?" I hope to use personal interviews. I happen to know a wonderful man who is a member of the Lumbee.
Revised Specific Inquiry Question: What does the United States Government do, in cooperation with the government of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, to assist the growth of Cherokee culture?
Primary Sources:
1.) Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009). 2.) YouTube.com. “Sherman Alexie Speaks”(2007). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwiQb8OQ6dY
3.) Trandahl, Jeff. “Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act of 2003” (an act of legislation, United States Congress, 2003).
4.) Anonymous Interview in a discussion with the author, October 2012.
Secondary Source:
1.) Anderson, Bell, and Ruth Y. Wetmore. Encyclopedia of North Carolina (Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 2006).
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I am currently [[#|reading]] a book called The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, and it has awakened a lot of my curiosity about the survival of native [[#|american]] culture in NC today. I think my question will be "On reservations in NC, How are native americans being educated about their culture's history? Are these methods supporting the growth of this culture ?" I hope to use personal interviews. I happen to know a wonderful man who is a member of the Lumbee.
Revised Specific Inquiry Question: What does the United States Government do, in cooperation with the government of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, to assist the growth of Cherokee culture?
Primary Sources:
1.) Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009).
2.) YouTube.com. “Sherman Alexie Speaks”(2007). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwiQb8OQ6dY
3.) Trandahl, Jeff. “Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act of 2003” (an act of legislation, United States Congress, 2003).
4.) Anonymous Interview in a discussion with the author, October 2012.
Secondary Source:
1.) Anderson, Bell, and Ruth Y. Wetmore. Encyclopedia of North Carolina (Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 2006).
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